Microscopy Account Manager - North Carolina

Leica Microsystems • Raleigh, NC

8d • $80,000 - $85,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life. Shape the Future with Us! At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world. Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Account Manager is responsible for growth and expansion of direct sales and profit margins in North Carolina for LMS products and services. Establishes professional relationships with key personnel in customer accounts. Meets assigned targets for profitable sales volume and margin dollars. The position is critical in managing accounts through direct and channel partner relationships; the Account Manager must build and maintain customer relationships while driving sales growth and must identify and drive sales opportunities through all LMS applications (excluding Medical and Applied). This role is responsible for complete product portfolio management. This position reports to a Regional Sales Manager and is part of the Life Sciences Research Sales team l ocated in North Carolina and will be fully remote and require up to 60% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, or a related scientific field (advanced degree preferred)
• 2+ years successful selling products of a technical nature preferred
• Demonstrated core understanding of Microscopy / Imaging / Application
• Strong relationship building, interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of specific area of work (Commercial, Government, University, etc.)
• Ability to travel (60%) - primarily daily, domestic travel with occasional overnight travel
• Must have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Account management: Develop strategies with your selling team designed to generate funnel and increase sales/marketshare of Leica products in assigned territory. Recommend product, pricing, and sales promotion strategies.
• Funnel Generation: Identify selling opportunities across product lines, with primary focus on lead generation in confocal and widefield product portfolios. The Account Manager leads team selling efforts in all assigned accounts.
• Ensure customer satisfaction: Must be able to partner effectively with Sales Managers, PLT members, Customer Service Technicians and Representatives, Engineers, Accounting, and Manufacturing to do whatever is necessary to satisfy customers' needs.
• Funnel Management: Commitment to rigorous standard work in managing your pipeline from opportunity creation to winning/closing a deal. This includes: Salesforce opportunity management, visual management of forecast and funnel, identifying and executing on appropriate next actions to move an opportunity towards closing.
• Technical Capabilities: Work with customers and other experts to generate appropriate field data and application notes or publications which highlight product benefits and helps differentiate Leica products.

Benefits

• Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info .
• The base salary range for this role is $80,000-85,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees